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P. NEWHOUSE.

LDGOMOTIVE.

Patented Feb. 8, 1885.

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FREDERIOK NEWVHOUSE, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE TO E. J. ANDF. L. CABLE, OF SAME PLACE.

LOCOMOTIVE.

SPECEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,601, dated February3, 1885.

Application filed October 20, 1884.

To aZZ whom it may concern..-

Be it knownthat I, FREDERICK NEwnoUsE, a citizen of the United States,residing at T0- ledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Locomotive-l?ower-IncreasingDevices, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a speed-increasing device for locomotives and ithas for its object to provide a device of this character which shall besimple in its construction, effective in its operation, one that may beeasily applied, and one that will be strong and durable.

With these ends in view the invention con sists in so connecting thelocomotive and tender that when the same are in motion the tender willbe raised suiiiciently to throw a portion of its weight upon the engine,and thus in crease the friction of the d riving-wheels thereof andprevent any slipping of the same.

The invention further consists in the details of construction andcombinations of parts, hereinafter fully described, and pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings,Figurelisaside elevation of a locomotive and tender,showing my improved means for connecting the same. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection, and Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the figures, A represents thelocomotive, and B the tender.

Upon the rear end of the locomotive, at or about the point usuallyoccupied by a drawhead, are provided two outwardly-extending lugs, 0,between which is pivoted a draw-bar,

D, by means of abolt, a, passing through openbars E are segmental inform, and are provided with slots b, running nearly their entire length.

Extending outwardly from the forward ends I flanges.

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of the slotted plates or bars E are flanges F, having gear-teeth, asshown.

G represents a shaft which is mounted in the slots of the plates E. Thisshaft has handwheels 0 at its ends, and is provided with pinion-wheelsH, which are rigid upon said shaft. These wheels, which are locatedoutside of the segmental plates E, are adapted to mesh or gear with therack-flanges F. It will thus be seen that as the plates are segmental inform and have segmental slots, the shaft may be raised or lowered insaid slots by turning either one of the hand-wheels, which causes thepinions to gear with the raek-teeth and the shaft to be raised orlowered, according to the direction in which said hand-wheel is turned.Moreover, said shaft will be held in the position to which it isadjusted. The end of the link ordraw-barD has an elongated slot, 6, toreceive the shaft G, thus connecting the engine and tender. It will thusbe seen thatin stopping the train the bar D willnot be subjected to anystrain, or is not likely to be broken. Chains I may be secured'to thelower ends of the rack-plates and to the beams upon the under side ofthe tender, and in this manner relieve said plates of a portion of thestrain and prevent them from becoming broken.

The operation: Vhen it is desired to increase the friction of thedriving-wheels, the shaft G is turned by one of the hand-wheels in adirection so that the said shaft will be lowered by the gears thereonmeshing with the rack- By thus lowering the shaft the locomotive is madeto support a portion of the weight of the tender, thus increasing thefriction of the driving-wheels. "When it is desired to remove the weightof the tender from the engine, the shaft is moved to the upper ends ofthe slots in the rack-plates, thus removing the weight from thelocomotive.

The device above described is simple in its construction, may be readilyapplied, is effective in its operation, and strong and (lurable.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a locomotive and tender, of a vertically-adjustable shaft mounted upon the under side of the tender, at barconnecting said shaft and the locomotive, and means for raising saidshaft and bar, as set forth.

2. The combination, with alocomotive and tender, of avertically-adjustable shaft mounted upon the under side of said tender,a bar having an elongated slot, and means for raising said shaft andbar, as set forth.

3. The combination, with atender, ofdownwardly-extendiu g slottedplates, ashaft mounted therein, and a bar connecting said shaft and thelocomotive, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, Withatender, of downweirdly-extending slottedsegmental plates, a shaft mounted in said slots, and a bar connectingsaid shaft and theloeomotive, as set forth.

5. The combination, with a tender. ofdownwardly-extendiug slottedsegmental plat-es, a shaft mounted in said slots, a bar having anelongated slot and connecting said shaft and the locomotive,substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with atender', ofdownwardly-extending slottedsegmental plates secured to the underside thereof, outwardly-extendingrack-flanges formed integral with said plates. a shaft mounted in saidslots, pinions on said shaft, and a bar having an elongated slot, as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FREDERICK NEWHOUSE.

Witnesses:

ERWIN P. RAYMOND, P. HENAHAN.

